W. H. Wakefield and Co
From Graces Guide
of Gatebeck Gunpowder Mills, near Kendal, Cumbria; also at Lowwood Mills, near Ulverston.
1764 Company established.
1914 Explosives manufacturers. [1]
1918 Incorporated into Explosives Trades Ltd as part of the merger of 29 makers of explosives[2]
1932 Formation of ICI (Explosives) which would include 11 companies controlled by ICI including W. H. Wakefield and Co[3].
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Sources of Information
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ The Times, Dec 02, 1918
- ↑ The Times, 7 April 1932